not a little; not a few; considerable
choices; alternatives; options
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
property; fortune; assets
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
excursion; field trip; school trip
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
hostility; antagonism; opposition
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
no matter what it is; in every case
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
moaning; muttering; complaining
to be damaged; to receive damage
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
infection; contagion; becoming infected
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to say (something) over one's shoulder